Chapter 221 Mission Start
[Is this also part of the test?]
Kazumi walked silently in the shadows. West City was somewhat similar to a place where the city and the countryside met. The closer to the outskirts, the more desolate it became. This environment made the young girl’s actions a little bolder. At least she didn’t have to worry about being detected by surveillance due to her strange attire and immediately attracting a large number of police officers and heroes.
Regardless, Kazumi could vaguely understand Masashi Sakuraba’s true intentions. He, who could easily reach the top floor, naturally had the ability to bring himself to his destination, but he didn’t choose to do so. Instead, he only gave her a time and place, which was clearly a test for her.
From the perspective of the Corpse Crows high in the sky, they could clearly see that around the target’s public cemetery, there were quite a few figures with strange decorations wandering around.
Kazumi didn’t even need to control the Corpse Crows to get closer to guess the true identity of these people.
The identity of the Psychic as introduced by Masashi Sakuraba, coupled with their obvious covetousness for items related to the [Underworld], and the sorcery used by Mai Shinomiyai, which was fundamentally different from the nature of ability users.
This executive, named [Poisonous Snake], seemed to be the ability user representing the Psychic direction within the organization. Moreover, the power he used, or rather, the power he came into contact with, was precisely the existence called the [Underworld] that the young girl had been searching for.
[Can the Death Aura within the territory be perceived by Psychics? Or is it because he is using the power of the Underworld? Then why didn’t Mai Shinomiyai perceive the Death Aura on me? Is it because Mai Shinomiyai’s cultivation hasn’t reached this level?]
[But Masashi Sakuraba didn’t see through my abilities completely either. He only judged that the Corpse Crows were from the Underworld based on their aura. It seems I still underestimated the concealment level of Black Coffin. Even executive-level beings can’t see through it.]
[The matter he asked me to help with before was to locate something in the Underworld. Does that mean the other party does not have the ability to directly contact the Underworld, or is he injured and can only rely on newcomer ability users like me to achieve his goals?]
[Coupled with his relationship with “Shell”, if it’s as good as he said, can I, as a subordinate of “Shell”, get more things from him?]
A string of question marks floated up in the young girl’s mind, but they were quickly suppressed by Kazumi herself. After all, compared to this information about Masashi Sakuraba and the [Underworld] behind him, completing the current test was more important.
“Hoo— the other party’s arrangements are not that easy to break through. Even if I won’t die for failing the test because of my relationship with “Shell”, it will clearly lower the other party’s evaluation of me.”
Taking a long breath and calming her slightly overloaded brain from thinking too much at once, Kazumi stopped not far from the public cemetery, switched her perspective to the Corpse Crows in the sky, and began to carefully observe the other party’s position.
The outer defense line was only constructed by ordinary police officers. Looking at the signs outside, it seemed to be an excuse for a murder case that required the scene to be cordoned off.
These ordinary police officers with little ability were not much trouble for Kazumi. She could easily break through by burrowing underground within the Coffin.
However, the subsequent news from the Corpse Crows made Kazumi’s delicate eyebrows furrow involuntarily. Several groups of people wearing various strange clothes were patrolling throughout the not-too-large cemetery.
The religious attire on their bodies proved their identity as Psychics, and the patrolling method of going in pairs cut off the young girl’s plan for assassination and infiltration.
“Even with Black Coffin’s shielding effect against the Death Aura, the fluctuations generated during burrowing underground will definitely be noticed by the other party. Moreover, the other party’s abilities are currently unknown. If the sound caused by combat attracts other people, it will be troublesome.”
Tapping her hand back with her index and middle fingers alternately, Kazumi recorded the patrol routes of the other party while thinking of ways to deal with it.
“The patrol method is surprisingly lax, but it can be understood, as they are not professional security personnel. But why are they guarding this place? Is there something related to the Underworld inside?”
After a brief observation of two minutes, Kazumi quickly found a gap between two patrol guards, but new problems immediately arose.
What exactly was hidden in this public cemetery worth Masashi Sakuraba’s covetousness, and enough to warrant special personnel from “righteous” Psychics and police to guard it?
After all, the place where the young girl was currently located was probably a place she would not forget for a very long time.
She had to remember that the “first pot of gold” developed in the territory, and inexplicably giving away her first public hand-holding with a boy, all happened during that operation.
“But I didn’t feel any strange fluctuations here before? Is it because the Ghoul’s perception is weaker? But if half of the tomb has been dug out, wouldn’t any mechanisms or anything trigger it?”
Shaking her head, she threw away the thoughts that surfaced in her mind. Five minutes had passed on her internal clock, and the patrolling Psychics in her field of vision were about to reach the position calculated by the young girl. Kazumi no longer hesitated. Her hand, hidden in the darkness, slowly lifted, and her figure walked into the depths of the darkness.
…
“Not bad, five minutes faster than I expected. Did you kill all the people on the outer perimeter?”
In the shadows of the cemetery corner, a faint purple light flashed in the originally empty darkness. A tall, slender figure suddenly appeared behind the surrounding wall. He turned his head to look at the ground beside him and said with a hint of praise.
The originally flat ground seemed to spread outwards as if squeezed by something, forming a large mound. A huge black Coffin broke out of the ground and landed lightly on the ground. The heavy coffin lid slowly opened, and a figure wearing a black robe walked out.
“Lord Sakuraba.”
“No, I bypassed the guards and came in.”
The black Coffin behind her gradually sank into the ground. The young girl bowed slightly, her head lowered, and her hoarse voice transmitted from under the cloak without any emotion.
“Oh? You gained power for the first time but didn’t get lost in it and instead calmly observed the guards’ patrol routes?”
The young girl’s answer truly surprised Masashi Sakuraba. In his opinion, newcomers like her who gained great power for the first time, no matter how talented they were, found it difficult to resist this initial confusion.
He had already made backup plans for the young girl’s possible exposure and rampage. Everything he did was just to see how talented this person favored by his friend was.
But now, it seemed that her talent was somewhat captivating!
“[Coffin], right? I’m starting to appreciate you a bit. Have you considered working under me?”
The triangular eyes, like a poisonous snake, narrowed slightly. Masashi Sakuraba looked at the expressionless young girl with satisfaction and finally couldn’t help but ask.
“…Sorry, I’m already a subordinate of Lord “Shell”.”
Masashi Sakuraba’s question also made Kazumi a little stunned. After a pause, she still gave her refusal. Anyway, those who were fickle and unpredictable did not have a good end. She had to pretend to be firm in her basic stance.
“Ah, okay. I guess Kurokawa wouldn’t agree either. Let’s finish the mission first.”
Waving his hand with some regret, Masashi Sakuraba seemed to have anticipated her refusal. His originally lax expression suddenly became serious. His two completely different hands clasped together, and terrifying purple energy erupted in an instant.
“Serpent Tail!”
At this moment, above the entire public cemetery, a purple python body as large as a building appeared in the sky. A large mass of flesh, like a small mountain, carrying terrifying power, smashed fiercely towards the center of the tomb.
(ps: I boldly predict I don’t need an update! QAQ)
